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Nonprofit · EIN 13-5600383

BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10006

Financials

$9.8M$11.1M2022$8.9M$10.6M2023$9.3M$11M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$9,266,911$10,956,230-$1,689,319$17,667,501$9,828,979$7,838,522
June 30, 2024990$8,871,409$10,586,553-$1,715,144$18,130,654$8,067,455$10,063,199
June 30, 2023990$9,830,698$11,118,568-$1,287,870$19,989,077$8,642,016$11,347,061
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,484,550
of which government grants
$1,227,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$684,893
Net gain from sales of assets
$298,529
Other revenue
$97,468

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$146,923
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$439,794
Other salaries and wages
$4,765,357
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,530,857
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$683,911
Accounting fees
$89,250
Occupancy
$343,191
Travel
$58,397
Depreciation
$393,679
Program services (functional)
$7,497,935
Management and general (functional)
$2,073,846
Fundraising (functional)
$1,384,449

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,130,654
Total assets, end of year
$17,667,501
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,828,979
Net assets, end of year
$7,838,522
Land, buildings and equipment
$11,375,449
Publicly traded securities
$80,221
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,492,594
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,345,928
Gross receipts
$14,785,190
Employees
106
Volunteers
1,519
Year formed
1904
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALICIA GUEVARA THRU 82024CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
35$242,975$7,780
LAURIE LESSAGECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35$187,827$27,456
MICHAEL COUGHLINCPO & EXEC DIR AS OF 6/30/25
Officer
35$172,010$15,692
DANIELLE GUERRA ALDENVP SPECIAL EVENTS & DONOR CULTIVATION
Highest-paid employee
35$136,056$34,535
PRIYA SINGHCHIEF CORPORATE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$140,138$18,984
SALOME JEANCHIEF HR & OPS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$151,183$5,486
ELIZABETH LEEVP OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
35$128,730$25,365
LAUREN PRAGUECHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$124,926$12,046
JONATHAN BRAMCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JON MAYCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW LIPMANPRESIDENT & FORMER INTERIM CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA MENDELSONIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANSHELL J BOGGSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL N GLICKMANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YVONNE LIUVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
41 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ERIN SCANLONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALISON POWERS HERMANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ASH GUPTATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KATHERINE C LINDERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ANTHONY ABENANTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH S ALLERHANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT BORSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AJ CAMHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROWENA CARREONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY CIRRITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG CLAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MELISSA COLON-BOSOLETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL CONWAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN MDURELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JODY DURSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE FENGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL FIORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LESLIE GIORDANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROGER S GOODELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JARED L LANDAWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY LOPEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT MCCLURETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL J MCSWIGGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STELLA MENDESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN MINER-ROMANOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHONY ORSOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABBY PARSONNETTRUSTEE (THRU 5/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN POZYCKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK PUSINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES RAPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT SCHAEVITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIP SESKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN SMITHEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KATE SNOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SY STERNBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM TEJPAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 59 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALICIA GUEVARA THRU 82024CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
35$343,856$26,928
LAURIE LESSAGECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35$185,987$26,008
MICHAEL COUGHLINCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$169,296$15,373
JEFFREY ELGARTCHIEF CORPORATE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$136,815$42,353
DANIELLE GUERRA ALDENVP SPECIAL EVENTS & DONOR CULTIVATION
Highest-paid employee
35$133,665$14,607
ELIZABETH LEEVP OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
35$122,713$24,867
SALOME JEANCHIEF PEOPLE & TALENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$138,713$5,659
JONATHAN BRAMCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JON MAYCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW LIPMANPRESIDENT & INTERIM CEO (AS OF 9/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA MENDELSONIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANSHELL J BOGGSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL N GLICKMANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KATHERINE C LINDERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YVONNE LIUVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LUCY LOPEZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARLES G POSTERNAKVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 8/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIN SCANLONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASH GUPTATREASURER & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL J MCSWIGGANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANTHONY ABENANTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH S ALLERHANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT BORSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AJ CAMHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROWENA CARREONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG CLAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA COLON-BOSOLETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL CONWAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W DON CORNWELLTRUSTEE (THRU 6/24/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN MDURELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN DURSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE FENGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLIE GIORDANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROGER SGOODELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALISON POWERS HERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HINKSON THRU 6242024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
E-BAI KOO THRU 6242024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JARED L LANDAWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT MCCLURETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STELLA MENDESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SKY MILCH THRU 6242024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE NEWLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY ORSOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABBY PARSONNETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN POZYCKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK PUSINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES RAPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN MINER-ROMANOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT SCHAEVITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP SESKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN SMITHEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE SNOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SY STERNBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM TEJPAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ALICIA GUEVARACHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
35$300,309$28,208
ELLIOT BERGER THRU 112022CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
35$250,041$27,966
LAURIE LESSAGECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35$175,013$18,333
MICHAEL COUGHLINCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$167,000$26,241
JEFFREY ELGARTCHIEF CORPORATE OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$138,000$38,901
ELIZABETH LEEVP OF PHILANTHROPY
Highest-paid employee
35$122,414$24,777
DANIELLE GUERRA ALDENVP OF SPECIAL EVENTS & DONOR CULTIVATION
Highest-paid employee
35$127,383$11,544
SALOME JEANCHIEF PEOPLE & TALENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$124,894$13,314
JONATHAN BRAMCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JON MAYCO-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BARBARA MENDELSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BEN SMITHEEEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAUL N GLICKMANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KATHERINE C LINDERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIN SCANLONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YVONNE LIUVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHARLES G POSTERNAKVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ASH GUPTATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW LIPMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL J MCSWIGGANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANTHONY ABENANTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH S ALLERHANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANSHELL J BOGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT BORSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG BRACATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELISSA COLON-BOSOLETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROWENA CARREONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CRAIG CLAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL CONWAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W DON CORNWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M DURELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN DURSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE FENGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESLIE GIORDANOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROGER S GOODELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HINKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
E BAI KOOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JARED L LANDAWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SKY MILCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY ORSOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABBY PARSONNETTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN POZYCKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK PUSINELLITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES RAPPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARSHA P ROTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP SESKINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT SCHAEVITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE SNOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SY STERNBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM TEJPAULTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAGDA YRIZARRY THRU 112022TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AJ CAMHITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUCY LOPEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW MCCLURETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STELLA MENDESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN MINER-ROMANOFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE NEWLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
40 RECTOR ST FL 11, NEW YORK, NY 10006-1725
In care of
% LAURIE LESSAGE CFO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHAEL COUGHLIN, 40 RECTOR STREET 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006
Signed the 990
ANDREW LIPMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 686-2042
Return prepared by
EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY IS TO BUILD AND SUPPORT MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS TO IGNITE THE BIGGEST POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR YOUTH.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SEE SCHEDULE OTHE ORGANIZATION SERVED OVER 2,300 YOUTH IN FISCAL-YEAR 2025, OF THOSE, APPROXIMATELY 1,700 YOUTH WERE PROVIDED WITH MENTORING FROM TRAINED ADULT VOLUNTEERS FOR APPROXIMATELY 142,000 HOURS WORTH OF SERVICES, THE REMAINING 600 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN ONE-DAY OPPORTUNITIES AT SCHOOLS OR CORPORATIONS, WHERE VOLUNTEERS SHARED CORE COMPETENCIES, EXPERIENCES AND WISDOM IN GROUP PROGRAM SESSIONS, WHICH FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONAL SKILL BUILDING AND WORKPLACE THEMES, IN ADDITION, PROGRAM SERVICES ARE ALSO IN THE FORM OF REFERRALS, CLIENT ADVOCACY, RECREATION, CAREER EXPLORATION, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDING FAFSA WORKSHOPS, SAT/ACT PREP AND COLLEGE READINESS AND PERSISTENCE PROGRAMMING.
    Expenses $7,497,935 · grants $146,923

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-5600383
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1934
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$17,667,501
Income (IRS master file)
$14,785,190

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$9,266,911$10,956,230$17,667,501XML
990June 2024$8,871,409$10,586,553$18,130,654XML
990June 2023$9,830,698$11,118,568$19,989,077XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$13,567,770$12,151,891$22,497,923IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-5600383).

Questions about BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC

What is the EIN of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC is 13-5600383.
Is BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.
Are donations to BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHAEL COUGHLIN.
Who are the officers and directors of BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 56 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $242,975 (ALICIA GUEVARA THRU 82024, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,266,911, expenses of $10,956,230 and total assets of $17,667,501 at year end.

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